Lafayette Park, Mies Van Der Rohe: The Downstairs Bathroom Finito!

After a long wait for the downstairs vanity, the bathroom is finished. In keeping with the rest of the house I kept the bathroom as as original as possible. I started by finding a toilet and luckily I found the original toilet in white on Ebay, a 1950's American Standard "4043" in mint condition. Just needed to purchase a rebuild kit and it's good as new. The original toilet was a salmon color as well the sink.

The sink I found on http://www.faucetdirect.com/ , A cast iron 20 x 18 Kohler, the original sink was cast iron, but 20 x 16.

I tried to save the original vanity, but the formica had been scratched, and faded in areas. I probably have looked at every known laminate made, but couldn't find the exact pattern. I selected a 50's style boomerang pattern, and kept the doors with the original formica. It's hard to see in the photo but the blue boomerang shape is the same color as the rubber flooring. I like the two together. The handles were original.

the two formica's

I assemble idea boards which helps me when selecting colors and textures. Here's one the threshold, towel bar, rubber flooring and wall base tile.

The tear up:

1" x 3" tile floor

nasty!

base was 4 x 4 salmon tile

I had the holders powder coated aluminum

Finished bathroom:

rebuilt fan, light fixture restored

I didn't take any freedom in redesigning either bathroom, for me it was just important to have a really crisp clean look. The space is relatively small, so I didn't want to disrupt that with bulky vanity's. I also really like the vanity, so I had one made to match the original. It took a few months but it's just as I had envisioned, any other might have crowded the space. It works for me, now I just have to finish the bathroom door and hang it. Choosing rubber for flooring in the bathrooms is easy to clean and I don't have to worry about wear.